GeoBeats Animals visited BeWild Rescue in Durham, North Carolina to learn more about Cousin, an obese rescued white tree frog who is on his way to losing weight. Cousin was brought to them in 2019 by people who rescued him from a life of captivity, according to rescue director Nicole D'Avignon. Cousin has been rehomed several times, but he has found a permanent home with … [Read more...] about Obese Tree Frog Finds Permanent Residence at North Carolina Reptile Rescue, Where He Is Losing Weight
A Kind Man Rescues A Senior Husky In A Snowstorm In Order To Provide Him With A Loving Home For The Rest Of His Life
GeoBeats Animals paid a visit to John of Ruff Riders Animal Transport in Toronto to learn more about Larry, a senior husky who was rescued from a remote community. Larry had been abandoned by his first family, but luckily he was looked after by a neighbor. The neighbor, John, drove for hours in a snowstorm to get Larry and give him a loving home where he could live out the rest … [Read more...] about A Kind Man Rescues A Senior Husky In A Snowstorm In Order To Provide Him With A Loving Home For The Rest Of His Life
A wild parrot flies away with a family’s GoPro camera, capturing stunning footage of a New Zealand National Park
Alex Verheul and his family had left a GoPro on the balcony of the Luxmore Hut in New Zealand's Fiordland National Park. It didn't take long for a cheeky Kea (alpine parrot) to appear, grab the camera by the strap, and fly away. In doing so, the bird captured stunning footage of the park that the family would not have gotten otherwise if the bird had not come by. Verheul … [Read more...] about A wild parrot flies away with a family’s GoPro camera, capturing stunning footage of a New Zealand National Park
A Smartly Designed Milk Bottle Feeding Rack That Can Feed Multiple Baby Goats at Once
Feeding a tribe of hungry baby goats can be difficult at best. Many farmers built or installed a very cleverly designed wooden rack that holds up to 20 bottles of milk to feed them all at once in order to efficiently address the needs of these persistent children. … [Read more...] about A Smartly Designed Milk Bottle Feeding Rack That Can Feed Multiple Baby Goats at Once
Scientists Revived a 32,000-Year-Old Plant From Siberian Permafrost
Scientists have grown a flowering plant from fruit tissue that spent roughly 32,000 years frozen in Siberia, a record for the oldest plant ever brought back to life. The story starts with an unlikely helper: an Ice Age ground squirrel that stored seeds for the winter. Here is what the researchers did, and what the result does and doesn't mean. A Squirrel's Pantry Frozen in … [Read more...] about Scientists Revived a 32,000-Year-Old Plant From Siberian Permafrost